BBC Wildlife - UK (2020-08)

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t is July,andlockdownis easing.Shops

havereopened,androadsarebusier.

I wonderif,likeme,youarefeelingthe

mixedemotionsofjoyandsadness?Whilewe

cannallyspendtimewithfriendsandfamily,

it doesdrawusawayfromthepeace,quiet

andre-engagementwithourlocalwildlife that

manyofushavecometocherish.

BusangaSafarisis resilientandwell-grounded,

witha focusonconservation.Ofcourse,it

wouldbegreattooperateat fullcapacity-we

LOVEtakingyoutoAfricawithus- butwe

appreciatethatis notgoingtohappenthis

year.However,ourviewhasalwaysbeen

onthebiggerpicture,includingeducating

andinformingourfriendsandguestsinall

circumstances.Withoutwildlifeconservation,

safarioperationswouldceasetoexist.

Weknowthatsustainingthelivelihoodsof

thosewhoworkonthegroundincampsand

whoseknowledgeandlovefortheircountry’s

wildlifeheritagecontributesmightilytoour

ownexperiencesintheAfricanbush.eir

well-beingandsurvivalis as muchpartof

conservationas physically protecting the

wildlife we honour.

Tothisend,inrecentweeks,wehavenoticeda

shiftin attitudeswithevidentandstrongdesires

toresumetraveltoAfrica.Wearereceiving

moreenquiriesanda signicantincreasein

visitorstoourwebsite.Equally,despitecurrent

quarantinerestrictionspreventingunrestricted

travel,bookingsarehappening!

FROMTHEGROUND

Tanzaniais alreadyopen.Withsomany

campstochoosefrom,it is possibletoarrange

mobilesafaris,includingourclassicmigration

'Ndutu'ssafari, which you can do in 2020 or

2021.

InZambia'sKafueNationalPark,Jeery&

McKeithSafarishaveupdated'Musekese

Campat Eden'andareopen.J&Mfounded

MusekeseConservation.Stayhere and you

willbemakinga dierence.

Botswana.e NorthernHighlightsmobile

safarisstillhavea fewdates available for 2020,

but 2021 isllingup.

e FiveRiversSafari specialoer has

multipleamazingcampsforyoutochoose

between...letyourimaginationgowild!

SETDATE/ SMALLGROUPSAFARIS

Wehavecompileda catalogueofour 2021 set

date&guidedsafaris.Allaresmall groups,

andescortedstarttonish.

Manyofoursafarisavoidsinglesupplements

andarea greatwayto travel with other like-

mindedpeople.

Uncertaintynaturallyleadstoconcernabout

makinganancialcommitment.Yourpackage

holidaycostwithusis protectedbyourUK/

EU law, not to mention our strong ethics, and

yourprecioussafaricanbetransferredtolater

dates.If youareconcerned,considermaking

provisionalbookingsbyregisteringyour

interestwhilewaitingfortravelrestrictionsto

belifted,beforepayingeven a deposit.

CallTony to discuss.

ASKYOUROWNQUESTIONS

If youwouldliketoreceivea full

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‘Newsletter’[email protected]

andwewilldotherest.

Booka videoappointment

1.Sendusanemailsayingwhenit suits

you,date,timeetc.

2.Wewillreplytoconrmwitha linkto

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3.Atthescheduledtime,justclickthe

link,enter a password, and we are good

togo.

Tospeaktousinperson,callusing

WhatsApp(+44) 07917005015 orSkype

'BusangaSafaris'e oce phone line is

(+44) 01628 621685

BusangaSafarisis partofa familyof

safariorganisationsinvolved in hands-on

wildlifeconservation.

AlthoughreportingofCOVIDis

arguablylessrigorousinthemajorityof

safaridestinations,it is far less prevalent

thaninEurope/USA.

 2020 safarisarebeingrearrangedfor

2021 andgivenprioritybythesafari

campsandlodges.Nowis theoptimal

timetostartplanningfor2021.

Travelinsurancecompaniesare

includingCOVIDcover!is indicates

a newandpositiveindustry view of

COVIDtravelrisks.

Severalairlinesarebeginningto

operateinternationalightsto Africa, at

similar prices to last year.

with Tony McKeith.